Bolt Movie

Disney story artist Mark Walton has always been happy to help, occasionally stepping outside his drawing duties to create new characters (the bulls in "Home on the Range" were his idea) or to voice supporting roles (he was Goosey Loosey in "Chicken Little"). So when the filmmakers behind the 3-D animated "Bolt," opening Nov. 21, needed someone to temporarily voice one of the movie's trio of heroes, well, there was Walton ready at the mike.

Disney story artist Mark Walton has always been happy to help, occasionally stepping outside his drawing duties to create new characters (the bulls in "Home on the Range" were his idea) or to voice supporting roles (he was Goosey Loosey in "Chicken Little"). So when the filmmakers behind the 3-D animated "Bolt," opening Nov. 21, needed someone to temporarily voice one of the movie's trio of heroes, well, there was Walton ready at the mike.

The upcoming Disney animated film "Bolt" features a feisty canine that gets lost and makes his long journey home with the help of two world-wise pals. It's the kind of classic Disney parable that could just as well be told of the studio's once-revered animation division.

The upcoming Disney animated film "Bolt" features a feisty canine that gets lost and makes his long journey home with the help of two world-wise pals. It's the kind of classic Disney parable that could just as well be told of the studio's once-revered animation division.

Robert Bolt, the British playwright who turned to screenwriting and won Academy Awards for the scripts of "Dr. Zhivago" and "A Man for All Seasons," has died. He was 70. Bolt, who garnered a third Oscar nomination for his screenplay of "Lawrence of Arabia," died Monday night at his home near Petersfield, 70 miles southwest of London. The writer had a history of heart problems and had been partially disabled since a heart attack and stroke in 1983.

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Robert Bolt, the British playwright who turned to screenwriting and won Academy Awards for the scripts of "Dr. Zhivago" and "A Man for All Seasons," has died. He was 70. Bolt, who garnered a third Oscar nomination for his screenplay of "Lawrence of Arabia," died Monday night at his home near Petersfield, 70 miles southwest of London. The writer had a history of heart problems and had been partially disabled since a heart attack and stroke in 1983.